Author Archives: Roger Moore

The Spanish Civil War is the one modern conflict that never seems to run out of lessons to pass on to us. The intimate, epic-length Spanish drama “The Endless Trench” is one of the best illustrations yet of what being … Continue reading →

This dark comedy — Oui, love makes people try to jump in rivers, sometimes — comes our way Feb. 25. Looks sweet.

So many things have gone wrong since “Death on the Nile” was announced, cast and put in the can. There was a pandemic that stopped the world in its tracks. Co-star Armie Hammer had his #MeToo moment, a meltdown that … Continue reading →

Nothing like making a movie with Cannes built into it. This looks hilarious.

Feb. 18 this one hits theaters.

“A Grand Romantic Gesture” is a wistful romance in a minor key, a flash of “love, the second (or maybe last) time around” with no flash at all. It’s always a shame when a romantic comedy with characters who aren’t … Continue reading →

A running gag for some of us who’ve interviewed actor turned director and “Arrested Development” narrator Ron Howard over the years was to finish the chat with an admission. “Actually, what I’m really here for is to get an update … Continue reading →

Yes it’s “Romancing the Stone” meets “The Lost City of Z.” And yes it’s kind of mean to give Daniel Radcliffe the Danny DeVito role this time out. Bullock hasn’t done much physical comedy of late. But hey, if Lucille … Continue reading →

A “slow cinema” Japanese period piece, this Roger DVDseed offering comes from FilmMovement and is now in the Brevard Co. Florida library system vis its Titusville branch. I remember liking it last year when I reviewed it. Hope the folks … Continue reading →

“Why are you telling me all this?” the hero wants to know when a villain downloads another large chunk of exposition and conspiracy in the South African thriller “Indemnity.” It’s a question I ask myself scores of times a year, … Continue reading →